A. patterns of human behavior
B. the behavior of an individual
C. random human actions
D. all of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Who coined the term sociology and is generally considered to be the founder of sociology ?
A. Karl Marx
B. Auguste Comte
C. Max Weber
D. Emile Durkheim - In his study of suicide Emile Durkheim was primarily concerned with_______________?
A. suicide rates and how they varied from county to country
B. personalities of individual suicide victims
C. means people used to take their own lives
D. effects of suicide on the families of victims - Sociology is concerned with__________________?
A. Patterns of human behavior
B. the behavior of an individual
C. random human actions
D. all of the above - Sociology is study of________________?
A. Human political life
B. Human economic life
C. Human social life
D. None of these - Sociology comes from a Latin word Socius means______________?
A. Neighbor
B. Associate
C. Friend
D. None of these - Contemporary sociology includes______________?
A. evolutionary relativism
B. liberal feminism and explicit examination of womenโs social roles and experiences
C. postmodernism feminism and critical theory
D. a combination of biological theory conflict theory and evolutionary theory - The term sociology was coined by________________?
A. Max Weber
B. August Comte
C. Emile Durkheim
D. None of these - It is useful to have a diversity of theories in sociology because________________?
A. human behavior is so complicated that no single theory would be adequate
B. sociologists can choose the theory that best fits the data they have collected
C. It removes the need to assess a theory according to the empirical evidence
D. innumerable theories have been developed in the many fields of sociology - What major contribution did W.E.B DuBois make to sociology ?
A. He developed a theoretical understanding of racial inequality
B. He conducted research on the upper classes of Philadelphia
C. He chaired the first Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago
D. None of the above - Sociology can be considered a social science because________________?
A. its theories are logical explicit and supported by empirical evidence
B. sociologists collect data in a relatively objective and systematic way
C. ideas and research findings are scrutinized by other sociologists
D. all of the above